Dry-aged beef requires 7 to 14 days or longer to age properly. Wet-aged beef can mature in as few as 7 days. Meat is muscle, and muscle is composed of protein structures that break down with the aging process.
White Americans are the racial majority. African Americans are the largest racial minority, amounting to 13.2% of the population. Hispanic and Latino Americans amount to 17% of the population, making up the largest ethnic minority.
Asians to surpass Latinos as largest immigrant group in U.S., study finds. Immigrants from 30 countries take part in a naturalization ceremony earlier this month at Liberty State Park in Jersey City, N.J. Immigrants from 30 countries take part in a naturalization ceremony earlier this month at Liberty State Park in Jersey City, N.J.